Screw driver



J. 'E'. NANCE SCREW DRIVER Filed April 26. 1924 INVENTOR. Qf//V f/J ATTORNEY.

@j l Mwah llt) Patented liz/liar.. Zet, 1925.

STTES Mill/111% T. NANCE, 0F EAST KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

SCREW DRIVER.

Application tiled April 26, 1924.

To mi? 107mm z' may concern.'

lle it' known that l. Jantes T. NANci-z, a ritizeu ot' the lnited States. residing at ilast liausus City. in the. eouuty ot Chr' and State of llissouri, have invented a certain new and useful ln'iproven'icut in Screw Drivers, ol' which the following is a speciliy .invention relates to in screw drivers.

(lne of' the objects of mv invention is to provide a screw driver with which great leverage may be eliected for turning the screw engaging shank of the screw drivel'.

fr further object ot my invention is to provide a novel constructitm. which is simple. cheap to malte, strong and durable, not liable to get out ot order. and which .is easy to manipulate.

The novel features ot mv invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawing, which illu.Y es the preferred embodiment of my invention,

Fig. 1 is a view ot my improved screw drivel shown partly in elevation and partly in longitudinal section.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation nt the Same1 a part, Vot' the shank being broken away.

A Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 2l-l ot l? i..

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' a perspective view ot the member i the lever is pivotcd.

, reference Characters designate similar parte in the dilt'erent views.

1 designz'ites the usual screw engaging shank which has attached to it and rotatable with ita handle consisting. prefen ahlv. ot a gripping member 2, a ferrule 3 litted over one end ot the member Q, and a lever supporting member sl through which the shank 1 extends. and which has at one rnd two arms which extend into the terrule I and. into a slot' G provided tlieretor in the adjacent end of the member 2. The arms ."'i hold the member 2 'trom turning with resti-art; to the member Ll. rlhe latter has extending through it a pin which also ex tenda through the shank and holds the han il' t" n turning on the shank.

. dt l. adjacent to one end is provided with an annular peripheral groove 8,

ixnprovements Serial No. 709,143.

into which extends a transverse pin 9 which is fitted in a transverse hole provided therelor in a butt member 1t), which is revoluble on the shank 1, at one end of the member 2.

The pin t) holds tho bult member 10 from longitudinal movement ou the shank, While permitting rotation of the butt men'iber with respect to the shank.

The member l has two parallel lateral ears 11, through which extend a transverse pin 12, ou which is pivotally mounted a lever 13, disposed between the ears 11, and which is adapted to be swung from a position substantially parallel with the shank 1, as shown in solid lines in Figs. 1 and 2, to a position at rightv angles to the shank, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The member l is provided with a longitudinal peripheral groove 14, adapted to receive the lever 13. when the latter is in the folded position parallel with the shank.

The butt member 10 is provided with a longitudinal peripheral groove 15, in which is mounted a metal. plate having a channel portion 1G, the `flanges of which are parallel with the shank 1. The lever 13 is adapted to pass between the. flanges of the channel portion 15 and to spread the flanges slightly, so that the. flanges rcleasably Igrip the lever 13 for holding it in the lolded position.

The metal plate 15 has a right-angled. extension '1T disposed at the .inner end ot the butt member 10 and having extending through it the shank 1. The extension 1T bears against a washer 1S mounted on the shank 1 and fastened to the adjacent end of the member 2.

Then the lever 13 is embraced by the flanges of the channel plate 15, the butt member 10 is held from turning relatively to the. shank and handle.

In the. usual operation of the screw driver, the lever 13 is disposed pa .allel with the shank 1, unless the screw turns hard, in which case the lever may be swung to the right-angled position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and then used for assisting in turning the screw driver.

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, as many moditications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be. made Without departing from the spirit ot my invention.

What; 1 claim is:-

1. A screw driver comprising a screw enengine' shank, :t handle :ittnehed thereto :1nd rotatable therewith, u hott nieinher i'evoliihle on the shank :it one end of the hnndle, .fand u ,lever pvoted to the handle so :is to Swing to and from zi position pnriillel. with the hnelt., the butt member having means foi: heilig .loeliingly engaged und held from inning on the Shzinlitz when the lever is parallel with the shank.

2. A scl'ew diiver comprising a screw engaging shank, a, handle attached thereto und l'otzif'uhle therewith, u hiit ineniliei' i'ei'ollihle on the shank :it one end of the handle und. having' :1 longitudinal peripheral groove. and n lever pivoted to the handle so :is te swingto und from :1 poition parallel with the shank und adapted to enter Suid groove when in the parallel position.

In testimony whereof I have Signed ni): mime to this specification.

JAMES T. XANC li. 

